DH1 4BW

Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Durham
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
City of Durham
Postcode district
DH1
Postcode sector
DH1 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH1 4RT 16 m
DH1 4DA 21 m
DH1 4EF 34 m
DH1 4RU 73 m
DH1 4RX 76 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH1 4BW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH1
Postcode sector
DH1 4
Latitude
54.777692
Longitude
-1.584843
British National Grid easting
426,803
British National Grid northing
542,609

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Parish or community
E04012745
Westminster constituency
City of Durham · E14001173
Output area
E00105051
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 030A · E01020703
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 030 · E02004314

Postcode source versions

Explore DH1

20 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
24, Sutton Street, Durham, DH1 4BW 4 August 2020 £600,000
31, Sutton Street, Durham, DH1 4BW 26 November 2018 £39,887,285
32, Sutton Street, Durham, DH1 4BW 26 November 2018 £39,887,285

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
25
Secondary
5
  1. St Margaret's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    642 m
  2. St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham

    Academy converter

    662 m
  3. Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation

    Other independent school

    706 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,854
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,079
  • Anti social behaviour 341
  • Shoplifting 328
  • Public order 326
  • Criminal damage and arson 191

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
57

35 female, 22 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
4.8
DH1 4 residents
9,002

Age bands in DH1 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
9.5%

849 residents

Age 15 to 24
47.3%

4,231 residents

Age 25 to 44
14.8%

1,320 residents

Age 45 to 64
15.8%

1,415 residents

Age 65 and over
12.6%

1,123 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DH1 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • CLAYPATH & UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

    26 GILESGATE, DURHAM, DH1 1QW

    ODS code A83011

    1.1 km

  • CHASTLETON MEDICAL GROUP

    NEWTON DRIVE, DURHAM, DH1 5BH

    ODS code A83036

    2.0 km

  • DUNELM MEDICAL PRACTICE

    KELVIN HOUSE, 1-2 VICTOR TERRACE, BEARPARK, DURHAM, DH7 7DG

    ODS code A83030

    3.4 km

  • BELMONT & SHERBURN MEDICAL GROUP

    BROOMSIDE LANE, BELMONT, DURHAM, DH1 2QW

    ODS code A83014

    3.8 km

  • CHEVELEY PARK MEDICAL CTR

    THE LINKS, BELMONT, DURHAM, DH1 2UW

    ODS code A83055

    3.9 km

  • THE MEDICAL GROUP

    ADRIAN CLARK HOUSE, SAWMILLS LANE, MEADOWFIELD, DURHAM, DH7 8NH

    ODS code A83022

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Sutton Street

    BCT · Durham

    0.0 miles
  • Wharton Park

    BCT · Durham

    0.1 miles
  • Bus Station Setdown Stand Z

    BCS · Durham

    0.1 miles
  • Bus Station set down Stand Y

    BCT · Durham

    0.1 miles
  • Bus Station Stand A

    BCS · Durham

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 030A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,639 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
2 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
7
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
2
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

36 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 5 secondary schools. St Margaret's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 642 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

2,854 published events cover 12 months, averaging 237.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,079 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.